(Now that I have a PhD, here’s a follow-up to last week’s article on the value of expert opinion.) As you become an expert in a field,...

Maybe you’ve seen my Work-in-Progress talk on AI and the Future of Work. Maybe you even liked it! If so, I have good news: In less than a...

I need to take a break from proofreading my dissertation (I’m turning it in today to defend this summer!) to write something else. So...

At a really (really) high level, performance is a function of what you bring to the table (we’ll call that talent), and and how you can...

I recently spoke to a trained economist who argued that racism was bad, but only because it was bad for the economy. What can we say...

I’m always fascinated by Most Valuable Player awards because I think they’re a great encapsulation of how we think about value in sports...

Neat! You can check out a free version of my paper “Mutual Aid as Effective Altruism” here. (The final, professionally edited and typeset...

Darius Clark, 25, is a highly decorated long jumper who holds the Guinness World Record for the highest vertical leap with a running...

Just a quick dive into a useful distinction, because these aren’t the same: Effectiveness is all about outcomes. (You know, effects.)...